Thomas Percy Scott Papers
Scope and Content
Papers of Scott, educator, of Mississippi. Correspondence with relatives and friends, chiefly in Mississippi; clippings concerning the Scott family; incomplete file of Normal College News (1919-1921) edited by Scott, a faculty member of the Mississippi State Teachers College, Hattiesburg (now University of Southern Mississippi); proceedings (1877) of the first annual convention of the Mississippi State Teachers Association; and biographies of presidents of the Mississippi Educational Association (1884-1942) by Oliver Shaw. Includes letters (1916-1919) of two of Scott's sons in World War I, and letters (1920-1925) of another son, from West Point Military Academy.
Dates
- 1869 - 1944
Creator
- Scott, Thomas Percival (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None.
Biographical Note
Scott was born on 4 April 1868 in Copiah County, Mississippi to Martha Eveline Scott and Dr. Zachariah James Scott. Throughout his life, he served as a teacher; attorney; Superintendent of City Schools in Brookhaven, Mississippi; a leader in the Mississippi Teachers Association; and the first Vice President of the Mississippi Normal College (now the University of Southern Mississippi). In 1895 (approximately), Scott married Helen Gaines Caden. The couple was married for 54 years and produced four sons: Earl Lynwood Scott, Edward Fulton Scott, Charles Watson Scott, and unknown.
Extent
.66 Cubic Feet (2 manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
System of Arrangement
This collection is arranged by material type then by date as follows: Biographical Sketch, Clippings, Letters, Tributes, Mississippi State Teaching Association, State Teacher's College, and Brookhaven High School Quarterlies.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Professor and Mrs. Edward Scott in 1958.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection has been partially transcribed.
Preservation Note
This collection has been rehoused in archival-quality enclosures, such as acid-free folders and boxes.
Processing Note
This collection was processed by Jennifer McGillan.
Creator
- Scott, Thomas Percival (Person)
- Title
- Thomas Percy Scott papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Original finding aid was completed by Jennifer McGillan, Coordinator of Manuscripts. It was updated by Carrie P. Mastley, Manuscripts Librarian, in April 2020.
- Date
- April 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts Repository